The Second Amendment to the U.S.Constitution stipulates: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." Explain the reasoning of the Supreme Court in DC v.Heller (2008), in striking down a District of Columbia ordinance that effectively created a complete ban on handguns within the District.

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The Answer of The Second Amendment to the U.S.Constitution stipulates: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." Explain the reasoning of the Supreme Court in DC v.Heller (2008), in striking down a District of Columbia ordinance that effectively created a complete ban on handguns within the District.